Archive: 2008 — page 19
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Concerns Over Jobs' Health Stir Markets
Ever since Steve Jobs' bout with cancer back in 2004 investors and fans alike have had concerns of the possible return of the very rare form of pancreatic cancer. Speculation over Jobs' health has hit fever pitch this week after Monday's conference call in which…
iPhone 3GSales Double That of Original
AT&T stated Wednesday that the first twelve days of iPhone 3G sales were double that of last year. Adding that despite severe shortages the company is seeing backorders of one to three weeks at retail stores. The information was disclosed by AT&T during its fiscal…
"MacBook Touch" Coming Soon?
MacDailyNews is going out on a limb and republishing a unconfirmed rumour sent to the site from the same source who tipped the site last year about the iTunes Wi-Fi store prior to its launch on the iPhone. Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller…
Apple Notebook Price Drop?
AppleInsider is today reporting on a note sent by investment firm Piper Jaffray to clients based on Apple's outlook for the rest of 2008 and 2009. During yesterdays financial conference call Apple stated that it expects gross margins to be down from 34.8% to 31.5%…
Apple Set to Open Liverpool One Apple Store
Apple is set to open its Liverpool One Apple Store in the UK this coming weekend. The Apple store situated in the Liverpool One shopping development will open this Saturday at 9am. Join us for the Grand Opening and get the chance to win a…
iLife Apps Receive Minor Update
iPhoto 7.1.4 - 74MB This update contains new holiday greeting card and postcard themes for use with Apple print products. This update also addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues. iMovie 7.1.4 - 38MB This update addresses…
Apple Plans "product transition" for September Quarter
During today's financial conference call , Apple's chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer noted that Apple will make a "product transition" during the next quarter. The comment came after concerns that Apple predicted gross margins of just 30% down from 34.8% in the June quarter. According…
Notes from Q308 Financial Conference Call
Apple today announced their third quarter 2008 financial results posting revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion (or $1.19 per diluted share). Apple also held a conference call covering the details of the quarter as well as answering questions from analysts…
Finder Icons to Feature QuickLook in Snow Leopard
AppleInsider reports that QuickLook will be making its way to Finder icons themselves in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The detail which was revealed to the site by a person familiar with the future Mac OS X release. The site writes that hovering the…
Apple Reports Third Quarter Revenue of $7.46 billion, Mac Sales Up 41%
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 third quarter ended June 28, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $5.41 billion and net quarterly…
Some MobileMe Customers Experiencing Email Issues
According to MobileMe's support site around 1% of users are unable to access MobileMe mail, according to some the outage has lasted for around 4 days. CNN Money is also reporting the issues: The Cupertino, Calif., company has been migrating its .Mac pay email service…
Apple Expected to Report Strong Growth
Within the next few hours Apple will unveil its third-quarter results and many analyst are expecting a strong performance from the company despite poor results from industry giants such as Microsoft and Google. On average analysts appear to be reporting that Apple will earn $1.07…
New UK Apple Store to Open September 4
Apple is set to open its newest Apple store in Leicester on September 4 this year. The store which will reportedly take up 577 square metres will be located in the Highcross shopping development in Leicester, UK. Apple is continues recruiting staff for stores in…
Review and Giveaway: Toast 9 Titanium
The newest version of Toast is here! Read all the way through the review for a chance to win a free retail box copy of Toast Titanium 9! I have been using Roxio's Toast CD/DVD burning software ever since my conversion to the Mac platform…
Apple Sends Second MobileMe Apology with Extension
During the transition from .Mac to MobileMe it appears Apple has inadvertently charged customers signing up for a free trial. When customers sign up for a trial of MobileMe Apple pre-authorises a charge but it appears that many customers had that charge removed from their…
Apple Notebook Refresh in Next Few Weeks?
Apple is beginning to exhibit signs that a notebook refresh may be close, previous reports have pointed towards Apple revising the MacBook in calendar Q308. The Chinese publication, Commercial Times is now reporting that Apple has increased orders for "notebook-use printed circuit boards" by up…
Apple Unveils Beijing Apple Store, Opens July 19
On Thursday Apple showed off its first Apple Store in China to the media. The store which is situated in a new retail development known as the Village at Sanlitun Northeast of Beijing. The Apple store will open at 10am on July 19. The Wall…
Apple Becomes Third Largest U.S. PC Retailer
Over the last 24 hours two big names in research have released figures for the PC industry, one putting Apple in third place the other just behind. Gartner is reporting that Apple is sitting pretty at number three on the U.S. shipments chart shipping 8.5%…
Apple to Hold Q308 Financial Results Call on July 21
Apple has today announced that it will hold its fiscal year 2008 third quarter financial results call on Monday July 21 at 2pm PDT/5pm EDT. The live audio webcast will be accessible through Apple’s website at here .
Apple Issues Apology Over MobileMe Troubles, Offers Free 30-Day Extension
Apple has today sent an email to MobileMe customers with an apology and an automatic 30-day extension to their MobileMe subscription for free. MobileMe launched late last week but suffered issues causing online services to be down for over 24 hours. Apple also admitted in…